October 2009 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

The 12 most annoying Facebookers By Brandon Griggs, CNN
by Christophe Prieur 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

> http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html > > (CNN) -- Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, > family, acquaintances and co-workers. Quite sure Barry (i mean, @barry wellman) will agree with this one. And if it's been posted already, just put me in the adequate one among the 12 boxes (just i'm probably in each of them already, oh well...) _ Christophe Prieur, prieur(a)liafa.jussieu.fr Liafa, Université Paris-Diderot http://liafa.jussieu.fr/~prieur/ [user experience research, social networks, (large) graph algorithms]

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Call for Applications: Maps for Making Change in India
by Nishant Shah 30 Oct '09

30 Oct '09

Dear all, I thought the call for applications below would be of interest to some of you, as mapping techniques could be a powerful advocacy tool for many struggles relating to urban evictions and resettlements, poverty and livelihoods. We would much value applications from groups involved in such struggles. With apologies for cross-posting. Nishant [Please feel free to circulate widely] Call for Applications: Maps for Making Change: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India Deadline: 20 November 2009 Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a range of digital mapping techniques can be used to support struggles for social justice. It also allows you to immediately develop and implement in practice a concrete mapping project relevant to your campaign or movement, with full technical support. Interested in joining us? Send in your application by 20 November 2009. For more details, please look at http://cis-india.org/advocacy/others/call-for-applications-maps-for-making-… -- Nishant Shah Doctoral Candidate, CSCS, Bangalore. Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 00-91-9740074884

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Re: [Air-L] Interviewing via MSN
by James Doodson 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Thanks for the literature re: interviewing via MSN. I'm just about to start a mini-project on interviewing and focus groups in virtual- worlds (mostly in SecondLife as this makes up part of my target population) and am going to put a lit review together over the next few weeks as well as trying the method out with a few of my research questions in the next few months - so this literature will be directly related to the text-chat elements of the SecondLife interviews! Good luck, Carmen! J. Kind regards, James Doodson Email address: jd254(a)bath.ac.uk Website: http://people.bath.ac.uk/jd254 Facebook (doodsonj), Twitter (doodsonj), Skype (doodsonj) and 2L (Jams Donardson)

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State of the Blogosphere 2009 Now Available
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

State of the Blogosphere 2009 Colleagues/ Since 2004, Technorati ... ] has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For the second time, we surveyed bloggers directly. They were generous with their thoughts and insights. Thanks to all of the bloggers who took the time to respond to our survey. In a world that's constantly changing - shocked by financial catastrophe and political upheaval, yet still moving faster every day - not much is constant. But as the 2009 State of the Blogosphere survey demonstrates, the growth of the blogosphere's influence on subjects ranging from business to politics to the way information travels through communities continues to flourish. In a year when revolutions and elections were organized by blogs, bloggers are blogging more than ever, and the State of the Blogosphere is strong. The Report > Day 1 - Who Are the Bloggers? Day 2 - The What and Why of Blogging Day 3 - The How of Blogging Day 4 - Monetization And Revenue Generation, Brands in the Blogosphere Day 5 - 2009 Trends: Political Impact of Blogging, Twitter Usage Links to The Reports Are Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yhnwsuy ] BTW: A few of my blogs are in the Technorati Top 1% ; Others in the Top < 5% !!! [WoW] Keep Those Hits A-Comin' ... [:-)] Go Yankees ! / Show Us The You're The Best Team That Money Can Buy [:->] Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace

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Berkman Center Opportunity: Academic Fellowship
by Amar Ashar 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Hi all, The Berkman Center is on the lookout for innovative academics, and we're pleased to announce our 2010-2011 Academic Fellowship. It's a fantastic opportunity for a rising scholar to take focused time for deep thinking and the production of compelling, potentially paradigm-shifting research as they prepare for or continue an academic career. Please see the announcement below, and at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/academicfellow. The application deadline for this academic fellowship is November 30, 2009.// Please also note: other fellowship opportunities -- for not only academics, but also researchers, practitioners, technologists, scholars, and more -- are open for the 2010-2011 academic year as part of our general, yearly open application process with an application deadline of December 31, 2009. If you or someone else has an idea you'd like to explore with the Berkman Center in this context, please check out information about the fellows program at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships! As always, please feel free to forward along to relevant lists or potential future fellows! ----- *Call for Applications: Berkman Center Academic Fellowship* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/academicfellow> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University seeks an academic to join the community as fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Berkman academic fellowship is designed to support an early-to-mid career academic conducting research expected to yield valuable data and/or new insights related to Internet and society. The Berkman Center looks forward to facilitating and advancing significant works of scholarship achieved through both traditional and experimental methods. The academic fellowship provides a focused opportunity for the production of such works as articles, books, and other considerable contributions to our understanding of cyberspace. Beyond executing the plan proposed by the fellow, interaction with, support from, and contributions to the fellows and Berkman Center communities play a vital part of the academic fellowship experience. *Qualifications:* The academic fellow should have a highly distinguished academic record, and should be a rising scholar - either a recent recipient of an advanced degree, a postdoc, or a university lecturer/professor developing their teaching and research career. The academic fellow should be an outstanding leader or future leader in their field. We will consider applicants from all disciplines. The fellow must also possess a blend of knowledge, curiosity, openness and ambition, as well as a desire to work with a dynamic, mission-driven organization. A commitment to interdisciplinarity is also necessary. *Stipend and Benefits:* A stipend of $48,000 is awarded for the academic year. Access to Harvard University resources, including health benefits and library and ID privileges, are also provided. *About the Berkman Fellowship Program: * The Berkman Center hosts a robust and diverse community of fellows in Cambridge, MA. Berkman Center fellows play a crucial role in discovery, learning, and engagement, helping to drive projects from within and to bring fresh ideas and skills into our community. They are essential to the Berkman Center's network as nodes of intelligence, insight, energy, and knowledge-sharing. More information about the fellowship program can be found at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships. * Additional Information: *The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center now is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the intersections among innovation, democracy, learning, law, technology, and policy. *Application Materials:* 1.) A concise yet comprehensive outline for a research and writing project to be conducted over the course of the fellowship. We are particularly interested in knowing how your project will relate to and interact with ongoing Berkman research projects and subject areas. 2.) A curriculum vitae. 3.) Recent academic transcripts. 4.) Two letters of reference, including contact information 5.) A digital copy in English of either your most recent publication or any other piece of your work that is related to Internet research. URLs for online copies of such material are preferred. *To apply: * Please batch and email the application materials to Berkman Community Coordinator Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu. Please make the subject of your email 'Academic Fellowship Application'. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 11:59 ET on Monday, November 30, 2009. *Questions:* Please email questions about the academic fellowship or the Berkman Center fellowship program to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu.

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First CfP IFIP EGOV Conference 2010 (Lausanne/Switzerland)
by Hans J. Scholl 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

First Call for Papers Ninth International EGOV Conference 2010 (Organized by IFIP WG 8.5) Dates: August 29 - September 2, 2010 Location: University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Please note: As in past years, the IFIP WG 8.5 group will again organize the International EGOV Conference in 2010. However, for the first time, the ninth conference of this of IFIP-directed conference series will be held outside the conference cluster of DEXA. Important dates: Submission of papers: February 15, 2010 Submission of workshop/panel proposals: March 15, 2010 Submissions to PhD colloquium: March 15, 2010 Notification of acceptance for papers: March 30, 2010 Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels: April 30, 2010 Camera-ready papers due: Papers in Springer proceedings: May 31, 2010 Papers in Trauner Druck proceedings: June 15, 2010 Details: The Europe-based Annual International EGOV conference has developed into one of three core conferences, which present the state of the art in the study domains of eGovernment and eGovernance. Over the years, the International EGOV conferences have provided important guidance for research and development in this fast-moving domain of study. This time for the first time, the EGOV conference will be a full IFIP working conference, organised by the officers of the IFIP working group 8.5. The International EGOV conference brings together leading researchers and professionals from across the globe and from a number of disciplines. Over the years, the interest in this domain of study has steadily increased. The 2009 conference attracted more than 130 participants from 32 countries including developing countries, with 35 contributions in completed research, 25 contributions in ongoing research, 7 projects contributions and 3 workshops. eGovernment research has demonstrated its relevance to practice and consequently has influenced and even shaped government strategies and implementations. Conversely, eGovernment practice has inspired eGovernment research. A wide range of topics has received scholarly attention. In recent years, the assessment and evaluation of eGovernment projects, the foundations of eGovernment as a research discipline, integration and interoperation in government, and the role of information and communication technology for development rank among leading topics on the research agenda. Topics at the ninth International EGOV conference include but are not limited to: - Foundations of eGovernment and eGovernance research - Future directions in research and practice of ICT in the public sector - Research theories and frameworks for public sector modernization with the support of ICT - Research methods, method integration and techniques - Designing and assessing systems for the public sector: innovative cases and systems - ICT usage, acceptance and performance of technology-supported public sector activities: methods and contemporary case analyses - Innovation management, change management and complexity management in shaping public sector advancements - Mass collaboration of stakeholders in government modernization: participative governance and policy modeling - Stakeholder-driven public sector reengineering - Mobile services and methods in government - Cloud computing and social networks in the public sector - Information preservation, information management, and information access - Trust and privacy in eGovernment - Emergency and disaster response management - Education, training courses, and curricula The Ninth International EGOV Conference 2010 hosts four distinct formats of contributions: Scientific papers (distinguished between completed research and ongoing research), project presentations, and workshops. These formats encourage scientific rigor and discussions of state of the art in the study domain, but also welcome innovative research approaches, work in progress, and studies of practical eGovernment or eGovernance projects, as well as reports on systems implementation. We seek innovative and scholarly sound contributions. Accepted papers of completed research will be published in Springer. Ongoing research and project papers will be published in Trauner proceedings. Read more in the submission guidelines and review criteria Prior to the conference (August 29 and 30) a PhD student colloquium will be held providing doctoral students with an international forum for presenting their work, networking opportunities and cross-disciplinary inspiration. For 2010, EGOV will be second time co-located with ePart, the new International Conference on eParticipation, which will be dedicated to topics on eParticipation and eDemocracy. ePart will be parallel to EGOV at the conference venue. http://www.egov-conference.org/egov-2010/call-for-papers Conference chairs: Maria A. Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Hans Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Jean-Loup Chappelet, IDHEAP, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Chairs of PhD Colloquium Sharon Dawes, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, NY/USA Björn Niehaves, ERCIS, Universität Münster, Germany, Dr. Hans J (Jochen) Scholl, MBA Associate Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Suite 310C Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA Phone: (206) 616-2543 Fax: (206) 616-3152 Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl

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Research: Is the Internet Running Out of Space?
by M ROCHAN 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Hi, My name is Rochan. I am a Mass Communication student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and working on a project for my Convergent New Media module. I have here an online questionnaire, with 5 simple questions. It would facilitate my research if you could answer them... it would hardly take 10 minutes. The link to the questionnaire is, http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=LKEDI_fa70a177 Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanking you, --------------------- M.Rochan Post-Graduate Student School of Communication & Information Nanyang Technological University Singapore 639798 Alternate email: MUNI0006(a)ntu.edu.sg

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Beta Testers Invited - The Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT)
by Stuart Shulman 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

We are releasing a free, Web-based toolkit for analyzing public comments. I invite anyone interested in public comment research or text analysis more broadly to become a beta tester for the Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT), which is actually version 2.0 of the Coding Analysis Toolkit: http://pcat-help.qdap.net/doku.php?id=why_would_i_use_this_system We launch officially tomorrow, but the test site is up and operational: http://pcat-test.qdap.net/app/main.aspx Starting Friday, you can drop the "-test" from the url. Among the reasons to try PCAT: # This is a free service. # The system is fast, secure and scalable. # It is based on carefully researched principles of efficiency, accuracy, validity, usability, and transparency. # It is equally useful to public and private actors and accessible to all. # It is very easy to learn and you can't break it. like CAT, PCAT should be useful to anyone interested in advancing the science of annotation and replication in text analysis research. ~Stu -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of Massachusetts Amherst 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 http://people.umass.edu/stu/ stu(a)polsci.umass.edu 413-545-5375 Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics http://www.jitp.net Director, QDAP-UMass http://www.umass.edu/qdap/ Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government http://www.umass.edu/digitalcenter/

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papers on Twitter?
by danah boyd 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

I know many of you presented on Twitter at AOIR and perhaps many more are working on papers about this site (and related microblogging sites). In my ongoing efforts to track the academic work about new social media sites for academics and non-academics alike, I've been trying to keep a bibliography of this work: http://www.danah.org/TwitterResearch.html If you have articles I should add, please send me a citation. I only link to publicly accessible versions of the articles (not locked-in journals), but I'm happy to include any peer-reviewed article in the list. I'm also happy to include scholarly non-peer reviewed articles if there's a publicly available version online. I do not do the hosting myself. This is parallel to my efforts to keep a SNS bibliography: http://www.danah.org/SNSResearch.html These bibliographies help circulate content from different disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological traditions focused on the same topical area. They are useful to scholars, but they are also especially useful to the companies trying to understand what is known in academia about these systems. If you're working in this area, I'd love to include your work! danah

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Interviewing via MSN
by Becker, C. (Carmen) 29 Oct '09

29 Oct '09

Dear all, I am in the middle of my phd research/fielwork on media practices of young Muslims in Germany and the Netherlands who are inspired by Salafism. My research involves among other things participant observation in chat rooms and also Internet forums. I have done quite some (offline) interviews with both, men and women. Some men that I know from Islamic chat rooms would like to participate in interviews. However, their understanding of Islam does not allow them to talk to women that are not related to them by family. They offered to talk to me via msn (or paltalk). I would like to prepare myself and I am looking for some literature expanding on the methodology and ethcial questions of online interviews (via synchronous chat). I would be happy about any recommendation from the list. Thanks a lot in advance! Best, Carmen Carmen Becker ----------------------------------------- research.carmenbecker.net Radboud University Nijmegen Postbus 9103 6500 HD NIJMEGEN The Netherlands

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